Wetheriggs Zoo and Animal Sanctuary

[1] Wetheriggs is an international animal rescue centre now located on the A66 just outside Barnard Castle in County Durham, England.

The rescue centre takes in a wide range of animals apart from domestic cats and dogs.

The animal rescue was opened on the historic Wetheriggs Pottery site in 2006 by Terry Bowes, a zookeeping veteran for 45 years.

The centre is home to alpacas, sheep, goats, cows, horses, chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, pigs, donkeys, rabbits, guinea pigs, rats, mice, gerbils, hedgehogs, budgies, quail, skunks, tarantulas, snakes, lizards and more.

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